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   <title><![CDATA[The NS Essay - This country is not so special]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 1999 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
   <dc:creator>Linda Colley</dc:creator>
  
  <description><![CDATA[<p><em>Linda Colley demolishes the historical myths about Britain, the US and Europe</em></p>

<p>Five years ago, in 1994, Britain had two causes for celebration and remembrance. One was the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings, and we all recall the scale of the commemoration and the sponsorship it received from monarch, ministers and media alike. The second cause for celebration was, or should have been, the opening of the Channel Tunnel, a permanent highway to Continental Europe. Yet in Britain at least, this  <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/199905030019">[...]</a></p>
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